Lord Camden (1783 EIC ship)
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| Name: | Lord Camden |
| Namesake: | Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden |
| Owner: | Nathaniel Dance |
| Builder: | Barnard, Deptford |
| Launched: | December 1783 |
| Fate: | Sold 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 775, or 77541⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam: | 35 ft 0 3⁄4 in (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 11 in (4.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Complement: | 105 |
| Armament: | 26 × 9&4-pounder guns |
| Notes: | Three decks |
Lord Camden was launched in 1783 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company. She made five voyages for the EIC before her owner sold her.
EIC voyage #1 (1784-1786): Captain Thomas Walker sailed from The Downs on 17 March 1784, bound for Bombay. Lord Camden reached Johanna on 27 June and arrived at Bombay on 25 September. She sailed to Bengal, reaching Madras on 28 September and arriving at Kedgeree on 10 November. She returned to the Indian Ocean and sailed to the Red Sea, reaching Mokha on 14 April 1795. She returned to Bombay on 25 September. After she returned to Bombay she was expected to sail for Europe in December. Homeward bound, she reached St Helena on 19 February 1786 and Ascension Island on 16 March. She arrived back at The Downs on 21 May.
EIC voyage #2 (1787–1789): Captain Nathaniel Dance jun. sailed from The Downs on 6 January 1787, bound for Bengal. Lord Camden reached Madeira on 31 January and the Cape of Good Hope on 30 April. She arrived at Diamond Harbour on 24 July. She was at Saugor on 1 February 1788, Madras on 16 March, Cochin on 13 May, and Bombay on 6 June. She then sailed to China, reaching Penang on 16 August and arriving at Whampoa anchorage on 9 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 15 January 1789, reached St Helena on 2 May, and arrived at The Downs on 9 July.
EIC voyage #3 (1791–1792): Captain Dance, Jr. sailed from The Downs on 4 April 1791, bound for Madras and Bengal. Lord Camden was at São Tiago on 1 May and Simon's Bay on 29 June. She arrived at Madras on 15 August and at Diamond Harbour 25 August. She returned to Madras on 8 October and Diamond Harbour on 17 November. Homeward bound, she was at Cox's Island on 30 January 1792. She again was at Madras on 20 March, reached St Helena on 1 June, and arrived at The Downs on 25 July.
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